Governments can, of course, and must, play their part in all this. Governments need to give fiscal incentives to green development. They need to promote programmes that encourage us all to reduce our waste. They need to \u201d\u02dcgreen\u2019 our economy, both at home and worldwide. And we, all of us, not least the faith communities, need to collaborate in that and support governments in that vision.<\/p>\n
But at root, the question remains the same: what kind of world do we want to hand on? Imagine that you have a child\u2019s or a grandchild\u2019s birthday coming up. You want to give them a present. You want to give them something that will genuinely mean something to them, that will enrich their lives, that will be part of lasting growth and well-being. And that\u2019s what we\u2019re challenged to do here. It\u2019s a challenge that I think will resonate for absolutely everybody across the world. Simply enough: what\u2019s the gift we want to give? The gift of a world that\u2019s more free from pollution, a world whose future is more secure, a world where more people have access to food and clean water and healthcare? Yes. But also a world in which we\u2019re transmitting the wisdom of how to inhabit a world, how to inhabit a limited environment with grace, with freedom, with confidence.<\/p>\n